Book description
Liz Bennett knows that she is one of the lucky ones. Wealthy and charming, Arno is a supportive husband to Liz and a doting father to their daughter, Emma. A rising banker at a top firm in the Boston area, he is the picture of perfection, rounding off their idyllic…
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1 author picked He Said He Would Be Late as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
This novel does the very scary thing of looking postpartum directly in the eye.
It follows new mom Liz Bennet along her increasingly unhinged search for clues about her husband’s suspected infidelity. Most moms (hopefully!) won’t relate to Liz’s specific situation, but Justine Sullivan paints a terrifyingly realistic portrait of the madness of those first years of new motherhood.
From Nicole's list on the non-Instagrammable parts of motherhood.
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